Higgins kpt.

What's the big problem, Tom? Fitting the doors?

 

trevor

because, wooden filling in the columns is destroyed, the plate is destroyed, the door is broken and I have a great concern

that is hard to go close.

Make fotos, I'll try to fix everything, add the missing parts, hopefully I can get everything put together,

Tom

little more work,

roof is finnish,

now go on cab pillars,

see big problem,

Tom

cab problem, problem.... Work slowly continues,

My long, long time dream - Austin Tilly,

now my summer hollyday in garage- Tilly!

Must much working, to 70th aniversary D day is only one year.....

Roof is back, but, rusty, rusty and rusty, and wood is out....

Tom

few more pictures,

much,much more work before me.....

Considering a Trabant as a new vehicle. Did the eastern bloc army actually use them in military service, if so has anyone got any pics to share?

oh, yes , Military Trabant is very, very interesting DDR "Jeep", I see this vehicle first time in 1990,

and think its choke(!),but not, its original variant Trabant make only for military service,

with out doors and roofless, I not expert , only just me, the "diabolical" bakelite two-stroke combat "Jeep" of East German, very interested !

Higgins Tom

hi Arjan,

Thank you for your interest,

I very much appreciate your opinion

because you already renovated Austin Tilly.

After four months of work, the body is ready.

I have to repair the door, and the cabin

doors are left in a very, very bad condition,

rusted, badly repaired, cut (!), again poorly welded.

It will be hard work.

Tom

run, run but slowly, not easy work....

Think short way to finnish work on body,

and start work on doors and cab,

I have a serious concern that it will be much worse job and a big problem

Tom Higgins

I'm back with his "suicide" Austin Tilly renovation project.

I finished the right side and a few details

but the rear fender, it is now a big problem.

are rusted, damaged, poorly repaired, and riveted aluminum rivets (!)

thank you for answer, I have one eletrical pump, but original is original...

 

this pump , by manual is typ AC Sphinx fuel pump type T

problem is o.k.,

friend make re-build other fuel pump , good Morris engine

thank you for answer, I have one eletrical pump, but original is original...

this pump , by manual is typ AC Sphinx fuel pump type T

Have little big problem, on new ,old toy Morris C8 is all , but missing fuel pump(!),

I look for this item, but nothing, nothing

Who hepl me?

Thanks

Tom

more pictures

More pictures my group from Pilsen and Kysice vilage....

Tom Higgins

celebration in western Bohemia, may 2013, liberation by US Army in may 1945, return of the Czechoslovak army in the west to the country with General Patton's 3rd Army, parade on Klatovska street in Pilsen, own camp and British military vehicles from my club, own Scottish pipe band etc. Good time, good show!

Tom Higgins

 

Thanks Maurice, was good meeting you again.

 

I've attached a picture with the areas Maurice pointed out to me earlier this week. The area circled in red is wood covered with sheet metal on early aeroscreen MW's, as opposed to sheet metal only on later ones.

 

Also the area circled in yellow has indentations on early aeroscreen MW's, where they used cab pressings from OY - see second picture.

 

Did I get that right Maurice?

 

Thanks,

Hanno

 

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but exist very intersting Eary , early MW in Norway (!!!)

with this details on originaly front OX/OY cab, but I dont know chassis number

Tom Higgins

Its true, like see on your restoration, I look forward to be completed in full glory!

regards

Tom

What colour should the steering wheel be ? its green plastic at the moment but the centre MCC nut cover is a blackish/brown colour is that correct, is it black early vehicles & green later & I have a mix ?

Hi Ian,

I have few steeng wheels , black and green plastic.

Repair is possible, to a certain extent of damage, remove rust, use a fine filler

and spray with green or black, so I corrected the steering wheel at MWC.

Tom

one side is finnish, second side will continue....

Hi Arjan, thank you for the comprehensive explanation. I understand and I understand.

I just wanted to say that I try And save on every car, all original.

If this is possible.

As an extreme opposite mention, rebuilding HOT ROT.

I do not understand and do not understand.

Tom

Very good Tom. Did you put the pressings in your self?....How?

 

Regards Ron

Hi Ron,

I am pleased that you like my work, 14 days of work, thinking how he solved the problem with offsets? Without this detail, Tilly would not be good.

It's simple, sheet metal parts, I cooked at the back door, ohladil edges

that everything looked like originally pressed.

Thank you for interes,

regards

Tom

It looking great.

 

Did you use some original metal sheet? We made the rear body sides with new wood and new metal, as the old ones were beyond repair (dents and holes). It was also made of galvanized metal.

Hi Arjan,

yes this orig tin sheet is on first picture,

I want to keep as much original material. I know that the result will not be the best, but original is original, has not lost the spirit to Tilly ....

I saw that on your Tilly is all new and looks fantastic, but I much prefer

All the original, even if such sheet is slightly creased.

thanks for interest,

regards Tom

more pictures my Tilly,I hope that the rear doors look like the original-almost (?)

I'm trying to keep the original side plate ....

ou, maybe true, but all pictures is from one village fire brigade, I try contact for more informations,

but Czech peoples can do incredible things, shortening the frame is a "trifle":nut:,

Tom

another sad story ww2 military lorry,

after war service go to Czech volunteer fire brigade,

and full rebuild to bus....

End of life 1975 year.

Tom Higgins